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Property taxes in municipalities

Publication date: July 17, 2023

Last updated: July 17, 2023

If your property is located in a city, town, district or village, it is in a municipality. When you own property in a municipality, you'll receive your property tax notice from your municipality. You pay your property taxes to your municipal office.

Your municipality collects taxes for the services they provide and on behalf of other organizations to raise funds for their services. Some of the organizations your municipality may collect taxes on behalf of are:

If you have questions about your property taxes, contact your municipality.

Home owner grant

The home owner grant reduces the amount of annual property tax you pay for your principal residence. 

Find out what you may qualify for as a B.C. resident:

School tax

Property owners share the cost of providing education in British Columbia even if they do not use the services.

You are required to pay school taxes on each property you own, unless the property qualifies for an exemption or credit. 

Municipal tax rates

View your municipal tax rates. Rates shown do not include taxes for school, hospital, regional district or hospital district.

For more information, contact your municipality.

Police tax

All property owners pay for policing services. 

If you live in a municipality with a population of 5,000 or less, you will pay provincial police tax. Otherwise, your municipality will contract directly with the province or maintain its own police force.